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Apr 24, 2025
Free horror game finds a rare good use for AI generation, takes 20 minutes to beat but will give you a lifetime of existential dread and AOL nostalgia
Last Seen Online, a new free horror game I spotted from its great reviews on Steam, has managed to pull off two unlikely victories: it actually makes good use of AI-generated content and it's existentially scary on a level I've seldom experienced. Usually, AI-generated content disclosure is the most efficient way to make me lose interest in a game, but...
Apr 24, 2025
FromSoftware's influence is truly everywhere – there's Dark Souls DNA in the world of cute cat game Little Kitty, Big City, and I'm surprised too
The developers behind the adorable adventure game Little Kitty, Big City touched on their inspirations, and I wasn't expecting Dark Souls to be on that list either. Speaking to GamesRadar+ at Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2024, Mike Corsaro and Matt Wood from Double Dagger Studio discussed what inspired the team when creating the little kitty and its big city. Although...
Apr 24, 2025
As Fortnite players fall into disarray over Epic's decision to use a "nerfed version of Unreal Engine" for future Battle Royale seasons, the dev insists it's a good idea
Fortnite fans are in disarray processing the news dropped on us by Epic Games yesterday, confirming that by the end of 2025, we'll see our first season of Fortnite Battle Royale created using Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN). While many are outright rejecting the decision as a terrible idea, Epic insists that it's a positive thing going forward. So, what...
Apr 24, 2025
Mario was almost decapitated by bees but Nintendo tragically cut that level from Super Mario Bros Wonder
A cut prototype level from Super Mario Bros. Wonder saw Mario's head turn into a giant block and get slowly eaten away by bees. Super Mario Bros. Wonder assistant director Shiro Mouri just gave a talk at the Game Developer's Conference in San Francisco, where he outlined cut features from the 2023 game. One cut feature, as you can see...
Apr 24, 2025
Final Fantasy 7 Remake devs put "special effort into creating Cloud's hair," half of the character's total polygon count, in fact
Final Fantasy 7's Cloud Strife is one of gaming's most iconic characters. His striking, spiky hairstyle has not gone out of style in the 27 years since he first graced our screens. No matter what game you see him in, he just exudes cool, but there's no denying that since his debut appearance in 1997, he's had quite a glow-up....
Apr 24, 2025
Helldivers 2's Galactic War is back on track as players rocket to 95% liberation on Fori Prime while a message blames "dissident misinformation" for tracking errors
The Helldivers 2 propaganda machine is back in gear, blaming a recent Galactic War tracking error on dissident misinformation as players quickly recover and boost the liberation meter on pivotal planet Fori Prime to 95% and climbing. A new in-game update recently appeared for all Helldivers 2 players fighting the good fight in the Galactic War. Cybersecurity Update: A recent...
Apr 24, 2025
2 months after launch, Palworld is still averaging over 100,000 concurrent players a day on Steam even with the biggest content updates still to come
Two months after launch,Palworldhas proven that it has staying power, with over 100,000 concurrent players a day still playing on Steam. Palworld became an overnight sensation when it launched back in January, selling two million copies in a single day across PC and Xbox. Within days, it surpassed two million concurrent players on Steam, a feat which, until that point,...
Apr 24, 2025
Helldivers 2 seems to accuse its own creative director of "dissident concealment" as the cover-up ends and flying bugs are confirmed real
There's been some alarming news on the Helldivers 2 warfront. It turns out Helldivers 2's Shriekers, the flying bugs quite literally making the rounds, are indeed very real, despite repeated denials from folks like creative director Johan Pilestedt, who's also CEO of developer Arrowhead and who may well have put himself in the hot seat of the Galactic War's high...
Apr 24, 2025
Eric Barone knows what he's doing with Stardew Valley patch notes, promptly "fixes an issue with Willy's rod"
The developer of Stardew Valley is continuing to iron out the recently released 1.6 update, as the latest patch fixes an issue with Willy's rod. Quiet in the back. On March 21, two days after rolling out the Stardew Valley 1.6 update, Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone shared that Patch 1.6.2 was incoming soon and that it'll make a variety of bug...
Apr 24, 2025
Alone in the Dark is a celebration of the survival horror genre past and present
Without Alone in the Dark, quite simply, there is no survival horror as we know it today. Way back in 1992, when the original game led us down the haunted hallways of the Derceto mansion for the first time, the impact that ill-fated journey would have on the landscape of video games could not have been fully understood. Fast forward...
Apr 24, 2025
The PS5's worst launch game is now under $10
I was there on day one, November 19 2020 (for us UK folk). I knew immediately what that knock at the door meant - it was here. I ripped open the boxes. New PS5 console? Nah, in the bin. Extra DualSense controller? Bye. Wife and kids? They don't exist, but if they did they'd be sacked off. Then I got...
Apr 24, 2025
Stardew Valley update 1.6 secretly added a Terraria Easter egg so incredibly specific that I can't believe fans found it in just 2 days
Stardew Valley's new 1.6 update has completely taken over the internet, with cozy gaming fans and farming enthusiasts alike barely able to handle the sheer excitement that can only be triggered by a content update that allows you to put hats on dogs. Although the dapper pets are very important, they're not even the most thrilling part of this update....
Apr 24, 2025
Marvel's Spider-Man 2's final quick-time event "changed a lot" over the months devs spent on it, with lots of scrapped concepts left on the cutting room floor as a result
Marvel's Spider-Man 2's climactic quick time event sequenced changed a lot of over the final few months of development, and Insomniac ended up scrapping months of work. During a panel at the Game Developer's Conference this past week in San Francisco, Insomniac associate animation director James Ham revealed the development process behind the Spidey sequel's final QTE sequence. We won't...
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